Need a change up in the same old dinner?

Yes!  You can eat Chinese food…..just not from the restaurants.  Restaurants load their food down with fat, salt, msg, and calorie laden heavy meals.  Instead of wasting your money on a meal that is going to weigh you down and make you feel gross, try these two simple dishes that the whole family will love!

Egg Drop Soup:

Ingredients:
4 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 Tbsp soy sauce, reduced sodium
1 thin slice of ginger
3 large eggs, beaten
2 Tbsp scallions, sliced

Prep:
Combine the broth, soy suace, and ginger in a medium pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Ladle the beaten eggs 1/4 cup at a time into the simmering broth but DO NOT stir. The eggs will rise to the surface. Let cook for about a minute. Serve the broth and egg portion into four bowls and top with scallions.

Sweet & Sour Chicken with brown rice:

Ingredients:
2 cups instant brown rice
1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons apricot preserves
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 pound chicken tenders, cut in 1 inch pieces
4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
2 teaspoons finely grated ginger
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
6 cups bite-size pieces of vegetables……I like broccoli and red & yellow bell peppers

Prep:
Cook rice according to the package directions. While rice is cooking, whisk together vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch and apricot preserves in a small bowl. Set aside. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for about 2 minutes. Continue cooking, until no longer pink on the outside and just starting to brown in spots, about 2 minutes more. Remove from heat when finished cooking.
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, garlic and ginger to the pan and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 20 to 30 seconds. Add broth and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add vegetables, reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook until the vegetables are tender-crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in chicken. Whisk the reserved sauce and add to the pan. Simmer, stirring constantly, until the sauce is thickened and the chicken is heated through, about 1 minute. Serve with the rice. Enjoy!

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